Journal
JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 89-93Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2013.10.001
Keywords
Diazinon; Selenium; Enzymes; Oxidative stress; Lipids profile
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Diazinon (DZN) is one of the most organophosphate insecticides that widely used in agriculture and industry. Selenium is generally recognized to be a trace mineral of great importance for human health, protecting the cells from the harmful effects of free radicals. Therefore, the present study was carried out to investigate the alterations in biochemical parameters, free radicals and enzyme activities induced by diazinon in male rat serum, and the role of selenium in alleviating the negative effects of DZN. Animals were divided into four groups of seven rats each; the first group was used as control. Groups 2,3 and 4 were treated with selenium (Se; 200 mu g/kg BW), diazinon (DZN; 10 mg/kg BW) and diazinon plus selenium, respectively. Rats were orally administered their respective doses daily for 30 days. Results obtained showed that DZN significantly induced thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and decreased the activities of glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) and the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) in rat sera. Aminotransferases (AST, ALT), phosphatases (AlP, AcP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities were significantly increased while acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was decreased due to DZN administration. Also, DZN treatment caused significant perturbations in lipids profile and serum biochemical parameters. On the other hand, Se alone significantly decreased the levels of TBARS, total lipids, cholesterol, urea and creatinine, while increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes and glutathione content, total protein (TP) and albumin. In addition, Se in combination with DZN partially or totally alleviated its toxic effects on the studied parameters. In conclusion, Se has beneficial effects and could be able to antagonize DZN toxicity. (C) 2013 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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